EP 1830555 A3 20071024 - Printing system, method of recording images, and ink cartridge
Title (en)
Printing system, method of recording images, and ink cartridge
Title (de)
Drucksystem, Verfahren zur Bildaufzeichnung und Tintenpatrone
Title (fr)
Système d'impression, procédé d'enregistrement d'images et cartouche d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 04028806 A 19970804
- EP 97305880 A 19970804
- JP 22065696 A 19960802
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0827334A2] A printing system reduces a total amount of discharge of at least three different color inks that are mixable to express hues in a predetermined range without deteriorating the degree of granularity. The printing system reads recording ratios of the respective color inks corresponding to input tone data regarding the respective color inks from tables TC, TM, and TY and forms dots according to the recording ratios. Yellow ink Y has a higher dye density than a balancing density that ensures a color balance. This makes the recording ratio of the yellow ink Y lower than the recording ratios of cyan ink C and magenta ink M. The yellow ink Y has high lightness, so that sparely formed dots do not increase the degree of granularity even in an area of low tone data. The enhanced density of the yellow ink Y reduces the total amount of inks discharged from a head to satisfy a required printing density. <IMAGE>
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/205 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); H04N 1/52 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 2/17513 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/2056 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/52 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4672432 A 19870609 - SAKURADA NOBUAKI [JP], et al
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 5 31 May 1996 (1996-05-31)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR GB IT LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0827334 A2 19980304; EP 0827334 A3 20000119; EP 0827334 B1 20050302; CN 100473104 C 20090325; CN 1088014 C 20020724; CN 1177544 A 19980401; CN 1236922 C 20060118; CN 1398724 A 20030226; CN 1607097 A 20050420; CN 1919610 A 20070228; DE 69732593 D1 20050407; DE 69732593 T2 20050721; DE 69738423 D1 20080207; DE 69738423 T2 20081211; EP 1515539 A1 20050316; EP 1515539 B1 20071226; EP 1830555 A2 20070905; EP 1830555 A3 20071024; HK 1005978 A1 19990205; HK 1072674 A1 20050902; JP 3309725 B2 20020729; JP H1044475 A 19980217; TW 385279 B 20000321; US 2002085055 A1 20020704; US 2004104966 A1 20040603; US 6341841 B1 20020129; US 6637850 B2 20031028; US 6890049 B2 20050510
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97305880 A 19970804; CN 02118958 A 19970802; CN 200410097473 A 19970802; CN 200610101414 A 19970802; CN 97119336 A 19970802; DE 69732593 T 19970804; DE 69738423 T 19970804; EP 04028806 A 19970804; EP 07007369 A 19970804; HK 05105324 A 20050627; HK 98105199 A 19980611; JP 22065696 A 19960802; TW 86110996 A 19970801; US 6133602 A 20020204; US 65180203 A 20030829; US 90521697 A 19970801